241
241
Dec 4, 2012
12/12
by
KOFY
tv
eye 241
favorite 0
quote 1
when napa creek overflowed its banks. this time it didn't. thanks mostly to 35 million dollar federally funded bipass project by the army corps of engineers. >> design worked as intended. >>reporter: project simple and condition september more difficult next cushion. really a matter of rechanneling water. below my feet this culvert has doubled x's ty. if it weren't here last weekend the area probably would have flooded. >> it can be dramatic. very fast. and it can create significant damage. >>reporter: napa has suffered through 24 serious floods since the civil war. last weekend could easily have been the 25t 25th. outsiders think first of the napa river that floods once every seven years but the creek overruns the banks three times as often. >> our old pair dime was that 4 inches of rain in 6 hours up on western water shed of the napa area would cause a flood on this creek. we are certain now that the capacity of such that number doesn't hold any longer. >>reporter: 12 inches fellas weekend but where bottle neck portion of the creek used to
when napa creek overflowed its banks. this time it didn't. thanks mostly to 35 million dollar federally funded bipass project by the army corps of engineers. >> design worked as intended. >>reporter: project simple and condition september more difficult next cushion. really a matter of rechanneling water. below my feet this culvert has doubled x's ty. if it weren't here last weekend the area probably would have flooded. >> it can be dramatic. very fast. and it can create...
291
291
tv
eye 291
favorite 0
quote 0
it's not done yet, there needs to do another similar bypass throughout the napa river this, project combines both river and creek. this project should have been done years ago, scheduled to take five to six years but because they get funding a little bit at a time, it's taken longer, will take several years for this to be finished now. they're pry owing -- trying to protect themselves against a 100 year flood. >> wayne, thank you very much. >> a break in the rain today but more is on the way. >> spencer christian is tracking it live. >> more is on the way. yes. here is a look at the focus to the north, well north. as a matter of fact we see light rainfall now in northern mendocino county. a large area of rain off shore moving into our direction. let's take a look back at the storm totals wednesday through sunday, taking a look at the impressive totals. russian river over 16 inches of rain. eight and a third inches in san raf yes. nearly four inches in san francisco and oakland livermore. nearly two and a half in san jose. and in terms of normal rainfall for this time of the season, we're at
it's not done yet, there needs to do another similar bypass throughout the napa river this, project combines both river and creek. this project should have been done years ago, scheduled to take five to six years but because they get funding a little bit at a time, it's taken longer, will take several years for this to be finished now. they're pry owing -- trying to protect themselves against a 100 year flood. >> wayne, thank you very much. >> a break in the rain today but more is...
335
335
tv
eye 335
favorite 0
quote 0
spencer just mentioned napa river. not this time, perhaps not anymore, thanks to the flood protection plan. wayne freedman is live tonight. wayne? >> that is napa creek behind me it's a notoriously fast trigger finger. there it is now. take a look. does that look like an angry creek? that looks like the creek might flood last weekend and it's not. what happens? with high water coming to napa people know the drill. >> with flood warnings we have a little bit. everything off the bottom shelf autos what is wrong with this picture? sandbags or need for them? >> we'd probably be standing in a mud and... a big mess. >> as waters rose last weekends, plenty of residents expected another scene when napa creek overflowed its banks, this time, it didn't thanked to a funded bypass project by army corps of engineers. >> this is work. >> the project simple, concept more difficult. in execution, really just a matter of rechanneling water below my feet here this, culvert doubled if it weren't here last weekend, the marry probably woul
spencer just mentioned napa river. not this time, perhaps not anymore, thanks to the flood protection plan. wayne freedman is live tonight. wayne? >> that is napa creek behind me it's a notoriously fast trigger finger. there it is now. take a look. does that look like an angry creek? that looks like the creek might flood last weekend and it's not. what happens? with high water coming to napa people know the drill. >> with flood warnings we have a little bit. everything off the...
139
139
Dec 3, 2012
12/12
by
KOFY
tv
eye 139
favorite 0
quote 0
nearly three inches south bay, nearly four oakland and san francisco more napa, fairfield, seven inches to nearly eight around san rafael and santa rosa that's why we are concerned about chance of rain especially north bay mountains up to 2 1/2 inch there is, inch and a half south by 3/4 of an inch for the rest of us. we'll look at our rivers and see how they are doing when we come back. >>> hundreds of children in fairfax are waiting to find out when they will be able to attend school. white hill middle took severe damage from the storm. >> reporter: good morning. cleanup crews just awried just beyond that administrators and outside -- consultants are meeting to decide their next steps, their first steps in the cleanup process exploring how to operate the school without an entire building. three big storms filled this little culvert behind white hill middle school causing extensive flooding over the weekend. >> we have four classrooms fairly filled with debris and mud. we'll need structural support along with our main administrative offices and our library. >> reporter: the building is
nearly three inches south bay, nearly four oakland and san francisco more napa, fairfield, seven inches to nearly eight around san rafael and santa rosa that's why we are concerned about chance of rain especially north bay mountains up to 2 1/2 inch there is, inch and a half south by 3/4 of an inch for the rest of us. we'll look at our rivers and see how they are doing when we come back. >>> hundreds of children in fairfax are waiting to find out when they will be able to attend...
153
153
tv
eye 153
favorite 0
quote 0
nearly three inches south bay, nearly four oakland and san francisco more napa, fairfield, seven inches to nearly eight around san rafael and santa rosa that's why we are concerned about chance of rain especially north bay mountains up to 2 1/2 inch there is, inch and a half south by 3/4 of an inch for the rest of us. we'll look at our rivers and see how they are doing when we come back. >>> hundreds of children in fairfax are waiting to find out when they will be able to attend school. white hill middle took severe damage from the storm. >> reporter: good morning. cleanup crews just awried just beyond that administrators and outside -- consultants are meeting to decide their next steps, their first steps in the cleanup process exploring how to operate the school without an entire building. three big storms filled this little culvert behind white hill middle school causing extensive flooding over the weekend. >> we have four classrooms fairly filled with debris and mud. we'll need structural support along with our main administrative offices and our library. >> reporter: the building is
nearly three inches south bay, nearly four oakland and san francisco more napa, fairfield, seven inches to nearly eight around san rafael and santa rosa that's why we are concerned about chance of rain especially north bay mountains up to 2 1/2 inch there is, inch and a half south by 3/4 of an inch for the rest of us. we'll look at our rivers and see how they are doing when we come back. >>> hundreds of children in fairfax are waiting to find out when they will be able to attend...
217
217
tv
eye 217
favorite 0
quote 0
napa river flood stage 25 we'll spike up to 12 with this next rain nothing to worry about there. st. helena and flood stage is 16 will spike at 5 1/2, no worries there. head over to the russian river, flood stage 32, about 19, still, doing very well there. good news we are going to get rain but it is not going to be like the last three storms. >>> 6:25 many we continue to follow breaking news out of the philippines, flooding from a -- a typhoon has claim dozens of lives the death toll at 40, 33 villagers and soldiers drowned when water dumped by the storm rushed down a mountain, typhoon bopha slammed into the region at dawn today one of the strongest storms to hit in decades. >>> right now san jose police on the scene of a huge pot bust. investigators tell abc7 news they responded to a home on sandalwood court in east san jose after 3:00 this morning where they phone the doors to the home open. when they -- they went in they found an elaborate grow operation with 300 pot plants inside, three cars seen leaving the area before police got there. terry mcsweeney is headed to the scen
napa river flood stage 25 we'll spike up to 12 with this next rain nothing to worry about there. st. helena and flood stage is 16 will spike at 5 1/2, no worries there. head over to the russian river, flood stage 32, about 19, still, doing very well there. good news we are going to get rain but it is not going to be like the last three storms. >>> 6:25 many we continue to follow breaking news out of the philippines, flooding from a -- a typhoon has claim dozens of lives the death toll...
113
113
Dec 8, 2012
12/12
by
KOFY
tv
eye 113
favorite 0
quote 0
santa rosa and napa. we have upper 40's to lo's right around the bay. chilly overnight period. move on to the forecast feature chilly overnight with patchy valley fog cold in a few spots. sunny weekend with milder weather on sunday and cooler by midweek next week check out the low down to 35 santa rosa 36 napa 37 at fairfield not too wide spread and location is closer to the bay and coast. see low in the mid 40's overnight tonight. on we go to the satellite radar composite image that show as very large ridge of high pressure taking control of the weather picture next several days. this will give us milder weather through the weaned and into early next wee week. move along with our forecast animation 11:00 o'clock tonight. fog will chicken and spread through the central valley then spill in through the delta carquinez strait into pockets in our interior valley and east bay north bay so that's why we see some patchy fog over night. but again not wide sprae. tomorrow afternoon mainly sunny skies. a little milder. high pressure in the south bay. in the low 60's up to 62 at santa cl
santa rosa and napa. we have upper 40's to lo's right around the bay. chilly overnight period. move on to the forecast feature chilly overnight with patchy valley fog cold in a few spots. sunny weekend with milder weather on sunday and cooler by midweek next week check out the low down to 35 santa rosa 36 napa 37 at fairfield not too wide spread and location is closer to the bay and coast. see low in the mid 40's overnight tonight. on we go to the satellite radar composite image that show as...
218
218
Dec 5, 2012
12/12
by
KOFY
tv
eye 218
favorite 0
quote 0
lifted for awheel but spread from western marin county up into sonoma and to napa county and we have wet weather across the entire bay area by midmorning tomorrow. right now heaviest activity around occidental and bodega bay and all shifting south, east now tm after some steady wide spread rain in the morning afternoon howevers will see mainly scattered showers. high pressure gemly in the 60's. low 60's. here's accu-weather 7 day forecast drying out for raider thursday tonight game on abc 7 on thursday. that's what i call thursday night football. clever how they come up with the name. >> forecast period looks dray is that machined tonight football is on monday too. whether a shock. >> piercing blue eye. sort of a rail regal air. >> i may royalty. i may. you should probably be kneeling. >> you are royal pain just before the show. >> nice. very good. may off season but the giants keep winning. now free agency winning. now free agency tonight targetwell, well, well. growing up, we didn't have u-verse. we couldn't record four shows at the same time. in my day, you were lucky if you could
lifted for awheel but spread from western marin county up into sonoma and to napa county and we have wet weather across the entire bay area by midmorning tomorrow. right now heaviest activity around occidental and bodega bay and all shifting south, east now tm after some steady wide spread rain in the morning afternoon howevers will see mainly scattered showers. high pressure gemly in the 60's. low 60's. here's accu-weather 7 day forecast drying out for raider thursday tonight game on abc 7 on...